Snoop Lion & Rita Ora escape from "Torn Apart"

Broken hearts don't matter when you're in paradise. And for Snoop Lion and Rita Ora, who made an escape to a tropical paradise where they soak up the Thai culture, sun, water, and dance on the beach in the feel-good video for their rosy-sounding heartbreak duet, "Torn Apart," which appearing on Snoop's latest 12th studio album, "Reincarnated," which has released in April, and marked a departure for Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. from his days of Snoop Dogg to Snoop Lion. The album, which focused on a reggae sound rather than Snoop's traditional rap vibe.
The 41-year-old reborn reggae musician has steadily rolled out new records and definitely settled into his new persona with fully embraced the laid-back vibe of reggae music. A definite cross-cultural experience, with the reggae sounds and Southeast Asian scenery, "Torn Apart" is a light-hearted summer tune. The 22-year-old British-Kosovo singer's strong vocals provide a great contrast to Snoop's chilled singsong verses and the track's thumping horns. The summery visual goes really well with this reggae-infused track and captures the song's mellow and relaxed groove as the two convene with a crew of indigenous dancers where they all shake it to the reggae-tinged beat.
Shot instagram-style and live from Thailand, the video begins with Snoop and Rita cozying up at a bar during their exotic getaway, recalling their fond memories of an amazing summer gone by in a black-and-white vintage filter. The clip quickly changes to color footage of the duo frolicking on the idyllic picturesque beaches and tropical scenery, mingling with the local traditional dancers and doing summery things like playing in the waves, throwing back brewskies, and jamming to some warm weather-appropriate reggae, while some Thai kickboxers working out in a swimming pool - perhaps an homage to Thai culture?
As the Major Lazer-crafted beat pulsates in the background, the energetic songstress wears a series of floaty summer outfits, jewels and bikinis seems to have got into the holiday spirit, is evidently enjoying herself and also manages to hop onto the back of an elephant for a quick ride, and swimming underwater, while the video also features the two write their names in the sand, then the video switches back to black-and-white with Snoop waking up as if from a dream. It's pretty much your perfect "fun in the sun" dream Thai vacation, only with perfect bodies and probably a five-star resort to go home to when you're profusely sweating and craving some air conditioning.

Snoop Lion debuts "Ashtrays And Heartbreaks"

Snoop Lion and Miley Cyrus have put together some slow-motion and preside over the various ongoings of a crowded city in the new visuals for their collaboration "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," which is the lead single appears on the 41-year-old rapper-turned-rasta's latest reggae effort, "Reincarnated," the twelfth studio album by Snoop Dogg, and the first under his new, reggae-fied moniker Snoop Lion, and he certainly tells one hypnotic, hazy story! His new reggae sound is evidently turning Snoop into a poet as the song about love and loss tells a visual story that features a toked up Snoop on the streets of a slowed down LA and glass reflections of a spiritual Cyrus.
"Reincarnated's highlight is "Ashtrays and Heartbreaks," with, yes, 20-year-old Cyrus, still in her first flush of post-teen stonerdom, sounding every bit like the sort of suburban teen was led not-quite-astray by Snoop's previous incarnation. Produced by Major Lazer, Ariel Rechtshaid and Dre Skull, the Reggae-flavored summery track finds Snoop proclaiming, "Tonight there's gonna be a lot of smoke in the air." A heartbroken Cyrus then reminisces about losing those close to her, whether it's the passing away of a family member or a breakup. "Is there any possibility that everyone feels like me," she sings, "You're gone, but you're never missed."
Snoop told MTV News that he feels Cyrus is often criticized by the press unfairly. "She loves what I do and I really love what she does, so for us to come together, it's bold and courageous," he said. "People just expect so much from her because they've been watching her whole life, from being a kid. She's just ready to be a grown up and express herself, and I support it." Asked how this duet came about, Snoop recalled: "It's basically what we are both going through right now. We're both going through transformation, we both love making music and doing what we do and speaking from our hearts, and it's just a great collaboration."
Rapper and singer find power in pain in the PR Brown-directed cool-toned video. In which the two artists are look positively chill and only seen as projections on a variety of reflective surfaces, including car windows, store fronts, and a heart-shaped pair of sunglasses, and so many mirrored surfaces. The video reflects the feel-good nature of the song, which encourages to the listener to "raise a glass to the memories [and] set them free," not surprisingly, Snoop puffs some celebratory smoke in slow-motion as well.